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OUBEY press clippings, media mentions and links
dpa
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October 14th 2011
Stefan Sagmeister is regarded as an “enfant terrible” of the design world. He has achieved international cult status with his CD covers for Lou Reed, advertisements, installations and books. In Paris he is currently shifting the spotlight to the work of the German artist OUBEY as well.
Paris/New York (dpa) – Two pictures on the exhibition wall. The top one shows a sofa with a man in his underwear sitting on it. The lower one shows t! he same man two weeks later, but a little more corpulent, surrounded by Cola cans, yoghurt and cookies, food that he has consumed. The man on the poster is Stefan Sagmeister himself. He designed it for an exhibition in Osaka and Tokyo.
Sagmeister is not only a gifted graphics designer, but also a brilliant salesman. At the same time, the New York based Austrian is not at all hesitant about selling himself. Under the title “Sagmeister: Another exhibit about promotion and sales material”, the Paris Museum for Decorative Arts shows the first major solo exhibition in France of the celebrated graphics artist, who owes his fame to record and CD covers for Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, David Byrne and Pat Metheny.
Sagmeister’s commissioned works from the past seven years are shown on the walls and in the vitrines of the Paris museum, which is located directly next to the Louvre: posters, installations, works for social projects and design books. Whereas at the beginning of his career Sagmeister marketed primarily commercial work, he now turns increasingly to more unconventional areas, seeking to bridge the gap between art and commerce.
“MINDKISS” is one of his design books that can been seen in the exhibition until 19 February. A five-volume art book of works by the artist OUBEY from Karlsruhe, Germany, who was fatally injured in a car accident in 2004 at the age of 46. Roughly eighty of the more than one thousand pictures that OUBEY left are brought together in the multi-volume art book. The slip-case resembles a sculpture and evokes a sea of meteorite slivers.
Sagmeister was no longer able to meet OUBEY in person, but he is captivated by the diversity and themes of his work. “The theme of the artist, who was practically unknown until his death, was a connection of art and science, a combination that intrigues me too. What also fascinates me is the fact that OUBEYs widow has practically devoted her entire life to popularizing his art,” said the designer to the news agency dpa.
OUBEYs painting is fascinating because of its force of expression and irritating because of its eclecticism. In his works, the artist explored the physics of Einstein and Heisenberg, the metaphysics of Leibniz, the philosophy of! the Greeks, the poetry of Celan and Rilke. There is no pigeonhole for OUBEYs art. In this way, he also resembles Sagmeister. “He was a lone wolf, who partly tended to Abstract Expressionism, but also approached Pop Art;” said Sagmeister in New York.
Sagmeister has received three major design prizes in the USA for the art volumes “OUBEY MINDKISS”. Before Paris, the books were shown in Lausanne (Switzerland). Sagmeister also presents them in his many lectures in Europe, Asia and North America, he says.
OUBEYs widow, Dagmar Woyde-Koehler, has meanwhile attracted considerable attention for her partner’s work through a web site and a film. Once a year she visits scientists from various disciplines and asks them to comment o! n a picture. These “Encounters” are also published online as videos. Oubey’s art is to be shown in 2012 in a multimedia show in San Francisco and prospectively in New York as well.
dpa
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October 10th 2011
Stefan Sagmeister, the internationally sought after designer, originally from Austria but working in New York, is currently hosting an exhibition on arts and commerce in Paris. Amongst his exhibits are the prizewinning books on art of the German OUBEY.
Paris/New York (dpa) – The Austrian-born Sagmeister is currently presenting his work in Paris with an exhibition on graphic design in arts and marketing. Sagmeister, a New York resident of two decades, established his reputation by designing record and CD covers for Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny. He won three international prizes, amongst these, the Design Award of the American Institute of Graphical Arts, for a series of books on the art of OUBEY, who passed away early in life.
Sagmeister works in his New York studio for the Guggenheim Museum, Time Warner, and HBO, amongst others. BMW is also a client of his. He declined an order of the White House, claiming that he needed some time off work. After Berlin, Zurich, Wien, Prag, Osaka and Seoul, Paris is the latest city to host a solo-exhibition on his works.
The two-time Grammy-winner stated in an interview with the dpa that he finds great honor in having his works presented at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, for the first time. Furthermore he “finds it amusing, that drafts of CD-Covers he made are currently on display under the same roof as Da Vincis Mona Lisa and Van Eycks Madonna”. The exhibition, titled “Sagmeister: Another Show about Promotion and Advertising Material“, will be open until February 19th of 2012.
The art books “OUBEY MINDKISS” with works of the Karlsruher OUBEY had been presented by Sagmeister in Lausanne, Switzerland. “Of course I show them regularly at presentations; last week in Barcelona and Kopenhagen.” At 46 years of age, OUBEY died in a car accident. He left behind hundreds of Paintings, which have since gained considerable popularity, especially in the US. A multi-media show is planned for 2012.
Sagmeister never knew OUBEY in person, yet he is amazed by the depth of his work. Sagmeister stated to the dpa that “The theme of the artist, who was basically unknown until his death, was the combination of arts and science, a combination which happens to intrigue me too. Besides that, I find it fascinating that OUBEYs widowed wife practically dedicates her Life to popularizing his arts”.
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